- December 4, 2025
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Dennis Baxley, left, is running for re-election in District 12 of the Florida State Senate.
Judge Elizabeth Gibson, right, talks with Kali Murray, who said she had his vote, and Alexis Lewis.
Roberta Walton Johnson, right, and her aunt set up Johnson’s booth at the Hob Nob. The candidate is running for the District 6 seat on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.
Judge Elizabeth Starr, back center, is running for re-election. Helping her campaign were, back, Sophia Sahr and Becky Greiser; and, front, Camryn Greiser and Miley Starr.
Vennia Francois is running for the representative’s seat in State House District 45.
Allie Braswell, who is campaigning for election for the Florida House of Representatives District 45, talked with constituents throughout the evening.
Christine Moore is running for re-election to represent District 2 on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.
Attendees voted for candidates in the chamber’s straw poll.
Stina D’Uva, fourth from right, recognized the event’s sponsoring businesses and organizations.
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is seeking re-election.
Teresa Jacobs is seeking re-election as chair of the Orange County Public School Board.
Geraldine Thompson is running for District 15 of the Florida Senate.
Laura Loomer is campaigning for District 11 of the Florida Congress
Laura Loomer is campaigning for District 11 of the Florida Congress
Tiffany Hughes is running for Florida House District 39.
Carolina Amesty is running for Florida's House of Representatives District 45.
Mike Zhao is running for Florida's House of Representatives District 45.
Daniel Webster has a great network of support in his family.
Seasoned politicians and newcomers to the political arena gathered in Ocoee to share their campaign platforms at the West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s Hob Nob & Straw Poll, held Thursday, July 28, at Ocoee’s Lakeshore Center.
Candidates represented races for Orange County mayor, district commissioners and court judges and school board; and Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, Senate and House of Representatives.
Attendees were able to vote in the straw poll, and the winners were announced at the end of the evening.
• U.S. Senator —Marco Rubio, 69%; Ricardo De La Fuente, 0%; Val Demings, 27%; Brian Rush, 0%; William Sanchez, 0%; Tuan TQ Nguyen, 4%
• U.S. Representative District 10 — Lateresa “L.A.” Jones, 5%; Tuan Le, 3%; Thuy “Twee” Lowe, 5%; Willie Montague, 18%; Peter Weed, 5% Calvin B. Wimbish, 32%; Jack Achenbach, 0%; Jeffrey Boone, 0%; Randolph Bracy, 21%; Corrine Brown, 2%; Maxwell Alejandro Frost, 3%; Terence R. Gray, 2%; Alan Grayson, 2%; Natalie Jackson, 1%; Khalid Muneer, 1%; Teresa Tachon, 0%
• Representative in Congress District 11 — Laura Loomer, 36%; Gavriel E. Soriano, 2%; Daniel Webster, 47%; Shante Munns, 15%
• Governor — Ron DeSantis, 75%; Charlie Crist, 17%; Candance Daniel, 0%; Nicole “Nikki” Fried, 8%; Robert L. Willis, 0%
• Attorney General — Ashley Moody, 76%; Aramis Ayala, 14%; Jim Lewis, 6%; Daniel Uhfelder, 4%
• Chief Financial Officer — Jimmy Patronis, 75%; Adam Hattersley, 25%
• Commissioner of Agriculture — James W. Shaw, 34%; Wilton Simpson, 39%; Naomi Esther Blemur, 10%; J.R. Gaillot, 3%; Ryan Morales, 12%
• State Senator District 13 — Dennis Baxley, 75%; Stephanie L. Dukes, 25%
• State Senator District 15 — Kamia Brown, 66%; Geraldine F. Thompson, 34%
• State Representative District 39 — Doug Bankson, 36%; Charles Hart, 20%; Randy Ross, 13%; Tiffany Hughes, 31%
• State Representative District 40 — Nate Roberston, 64%; LaVon Bracy Davis, 28%; Melissa S. Myers, 8%
• State Representative District 41 — Bruce H. Antone, 32%; Travaris McCurdy, 39%; Pam Powell, 14%; Shaniqua “Shan” Rose, 15%
• State Representative District 44 — Jennifer “Rita” Harris, 57%; Daisy Morales, 43%
• State Representative District 45 — Carolina Amesty, 25%; Vennia Francois, 22%; Janet Frevola, 3%; Bruno Portigliatti, 22%; Mike Zhao, 4%; Allie Braswell, 24%
• Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit Group 9 — Alison Kerestes, 37%; Fay Olga Pappas, 63%
• Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit Group 14 — John Beamer, 72%; Michael Stewart, 28%
• Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit Group 44 — Aldo Bartolone, 26%; Vincent Chiu, 74%
• County Judge Group 2 — Jared Adelman, 25%; Andrew A. Bain, 75%
• County Judge Group 8 — Michael Morris, 23%; Elizabeth Josephine Starr, 77%
• County Judge Group 9 — Amanda Sampaio Bova, 63%; Steven Miller, 37%
• County Judge Group 17 — Josh Adams, 25%; Elizabeth Gibson, 75%
• County Mayor — Jerry L. Demings 44%; Chris Messina, 31%; Tony Sabb, 20%; Kelly Semrad, 5%
• County Commissioner District 2 — Christopher Delgado, 18%; Sandra Fatmi-Hall, 31%; Christine Moore, 51%
• County Commissioner District 4 — Maribel Gomez Cordero, 34%; Mercedes Fonseca, 52%; Karl Anthony Norton Pearson, 14%
• County Commissioner District 6 — Rosemarie Diehl, 6%; Lawanna Gelzer, 7%; Cynthia Harris, 14%; Roberta Walton Johnson, 38%; Nikki Mims-McGee, 12%; Hedder Pierre-Joseph, 1%; Michael “Mike” Scott, 21%
• School Board Chair — Demensio Barton, 19%; Carl Brewer, 16%; Teresa Jacobs, 64%
• School Board Member District 1 — Angie Gallo, 52%; Rachel L. Kirby, 47%
• School Board Member District 2 — Heather Ashby, 27%; George Collins, 18%; Maria Salamanca, 21%; Chad Aaron Spence, 18%; Jose A. Vicente, 13%
• School Board Member District 3 — Michael Daniels, 26%; Alicia Farrant, 35%; Kila Murphey, 13%; Susanne Marie Peña, 10%; Dennis B. Smith, 16%
• No. 1 Constitutional Amendment, Article VII, Section 4 Article XII, Section 42 — Yes, 49%; No, 51%
• No. 2 Constitutional Amendment, Article II, Section 5 Article XI, Sections 2 and 5 — Yes, 44%; No, 56%
• No. 3 Constitutional Amendment, Article VII, Section 6 Article XII — Yes, 58%; No, 42%
• Transportation System Surtax — For the One-Cent Sales Tax, 39%; Against One-Cent Sales Tax, 61%
• School Board Millage, County Question — Yes for Approval, 54%; No for Rejection, 46%
